Preview — Elven Star
by Margaret Weis

On steamy Pryan, never-ending sunlight and plentiful rain have created a jungle so vast that humans and elves dwell high in the trees and only dwarves live anywhere near the ground. From the treetops the aristocratic elves sell weapons to the other races, whose incessant warfare sends a steady steam of profits and essential resources skyward. Now, generations of dissent anOn steamy Pryan, never-ending sunlight and plentiful rain have created a jungle so vast that humans and elves dwell high in the trees and only dwarves live anywhere near the ground. From the treetops the aristocratic elves sell weapons to the other races, whose incessant warfare sends a steady steam of profits and essential resources skyward. Now, generations of dissent and race hatred will not heal -- not even under the threat of annihilation at the hands of legendary Titans. Armed with little more than their wits and prophecy, an elf, a human, and a dwarf must unite to try to save the world from destruction....more

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I loved the first book. I gave it five stars. The characters, story and the world were all interesting and compelling. So, how did this series went from 5 stars to 1? That's a good question. It's like somebody else wrote this, and not the original authors.The book was so bad, that I didn't even finish it. There were several reasons why:1) Zifnab character. I hated him. He was supposed to be a funny, comedy relief character, but to me he was just annoying and unnecessary. I cringed every time heI loved the first book. I gave it five stars. The characters, story and the world were all interesting and compelling. So, how did this series went from 5 stars to 1? That's a good question. It's like somebody else wrote this, and not the original authors.The book was so bad, that I didn't even finish it. There were several reasons why:1) Zifnab character. I hated him. He was supposed to be a funny, comedy relief character, but to me he was just annoying and unnecessary. I cringed every time he appeared.2) The world. It's called Realm of Fire, but there is no real fire here. It's just a jungle-covered world where the rain almost never stops. Wow, really?3) None of the characters from the first book are here. They are just... forgotten and instead we have this bland, unlikable characters. I did read that Haplo makes an appearance later in the book, but I just couldn't pass all that drivel to actually see his appearance.

It's a shame. I really liked the first book and I have a feeling that this series has potential. Maybe I will finish it one day, but with books like this, the entire saga suffers.

17/11/2016 EDIT: Having continued with the series, all I have to say is that the next books are amazing! If you are like me and didn't like this one, I recommend you to skip it and continue reading (the events of this one will be re-told in a future book anyway). Death Gate cycle is currently my favorite fantasy series....more

In the first few pages of reading this, at least one thing became apparent: I probably didn’t pay enough attention when reading Dragon Wing, because much of what I understood, or thought I understood about the worlds of the Death Gate Cycle was incorrect. On the other hand, perhaps it was the intention of the authors to reveal the worlds in this fashion, altering reader perceptions with each novel.

There are a number of things that bothered me about Elven Star. The forced humour was something I jIn the first few pages of reading this, at least one thing became apparent: I probably didn’t pay enough attention when reading Dragon Wing, because much of what I understood, or thought I understood about the worlds of the Death Gate Cycle was incorrect. On the other hand, perhaps it was the intention of the authors to reveal the worlds in this fashion, altering reader perceptions with each novel.

There are a number of things that bothered me about Elven Star. The forced humour was something I just couldn’t get myself to appreciate. The romance and seduction sequences were just silly beyond belief, and there’s quite a lot of that going on. Many of the characters annoyed me. No Hugh the Hand this time round. Yet, despite all this I found myself finishing the novel at a trot. Not much wrong with the pacing then.

As was the case with its predecessor, the world building in this novel is truly fascinating. Pryan is a really, really cool world, and there are some awesome “sense of wonder” revelations later in the book. Unfortunately, this in itself isn’t enough to make the novel truly great, although it goes a long, long way in restoring credibility. The few tantalising glimpses into the Nexus and the Labyrinth also hinted at awesome-ness. Oh, and the Tytans were super scary and creepy.

I really wanted to like Elven Star more. It’s not bad, but it should have been better. I think the “Death Gate” and “Elemental Realm” concepts are really something special, so I will continue reading the series, with this in mind. ...more

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click here.Don warned me that this was his least favourite book in the series, and yep. It pretty much sucked. Everything that made the first book so good was basically absent from this one.

Plot: In Dragon Wing, the plot started early, and it was interesting right from the beginning. Political intrigue, backstabbing, revolution, and everything all intertwined into an engrossing, twisty plot. In Elven Star, the plot took forever to get going, and when it did, it was clunky, awkward, and uninteresting. I meaDon warned me that this was his least favourite book in the series, and yep. It pretty much sucked. Everything that made the first book so good was basically absent from this one.

Plot: In Dragon Wing, the plot started early, and it was interesting right from the beginning. Political intrigue, backstabbing, revolution, and everything all intertwined into an engrossing, twisty plot. In Elven Star, the plot took forever to get going, and when it did, it was clunky, awkward, and uninteresting. I mean, really, giants pretty much destroying the entire world and its population lacks a certain subtlety. And as for the elf, human and dwarf uniting to save the world? That doesn't even make sense. For starters, there never was such a grouping. At one point, there was an elf, a dwarf, and two humans, but by the end, it was quite a band, with a few more elves, some humans, and Haplo. And as for saving the world, they made no such attempt. They pretty much just made a run for it and escaped with their own lives. So the plot? Not good.

Characters: The characters in Dragon Wing were interesting. They had dimension and depth, and you cared about them. Several of them sort of evolved as you learn new information about who they really were and where they came from. The characters in Elven Star were dull and flat. They turned out to be exactly who and what you thought they were the moment they were introduced. Each of them basically had one dominant personality trait (if that), and that's all there was to them. The only one with even any hint of more than one level (and we're pretty much talking about two levels here, nothing more profound than that) was Aleatha, and she was really more of a secondary character.

And don't even get me started on the great passionate love affair between Paithan and Rega. Sure, I was told often enough by the narrative how much they loved each other, but I never really saw it. I didn't see it develop; it was just all of a sudden there, because the author told me it was. And despite the great controversy it caused among their respective people (he was an elf and she was a human), I felt nothing for it. Be together or don't. I don't care. There was more depth and genuineness in the brief hints at the attraction between Hugh and Iridal in the final pages of Dragon Wing than there was in the whole book's worth of the Paithan-Rega romance. Roland and Aleatha, if cliched and also not that interesting, was at least mildly entertaining.

Setting: In Dragon Wing, the setting was crucial to the plot. Getting from one island to the next was a major issue, and where in the strata of islands one happened to live made a huge impact on one's life. The eternal sun and rain of this world was almost irrelevant for most of the book. At the beginning, there was a mention of fans, which was just about the only nod to the fact that it's bloody hot on this world. And occasionally, the fact that they have no darkness was brought up, but barely, and it really only became really relevant near the end when they find the citadel, which has night. I just feel that a world referred to as "Realm of Fire" should be a hell of a lot hotter, maybe even with some actual fire (not endless rain. What is that about?), and there really shouldn't be a different book, set in a different realm, that actually has the word "fire" in its title, but that's a whole other issue. In any case, the point is, this story could have taken place just about anywhere, in any setting, and it wouldn't have made any difference. And if you're going to go to the trouble of creating four different worlds, each supposedly with a dominant element, that element should really play into things a whole lot more than it did here.

Zifnab: He wasn't in Dragon Wing, and that alone made it much better. I'm told that Zifnab is pretty much an inside-joke type nod to a character from the Dragonlance books, and he was a big mistake, as far as I'm concerned. He added nothing except asshattery, and his constant real-earth pop culture references were not cute, funny, or endearing; they were merely stupid. I could maybe almost forgive it if real earth actually came into the picture at some point, but apparently it doesn't, so there's absolutely no excuse, and I dearly hope that Don's right in his recollection that when we see this character again later, he quits that shit.

So yeah. A bunch of boring characters having a boring adventure on a boring planet, with a character who makes Jar Jar Binks seem awesome? If I ever for some reason find myself re-reading this series, I think I'll skip this one. Anything important will be re-iterated in the subsequent books, so I won't miss anything.

One interesting pattern that is either developing or is coincidence: in both books, the first major character we're introduced to doesn't survive the book. Will that go anywhere? I don't know. But I'll be watching for it....more

You know, whenever I'm lucky enough to find a reasonably literate person who has read some fantasy novels, I'm always surprised by the fact that - as far as I can recall - none of them have read The Death Gate Cycle. Granted, I had some holdover nostalgia from the Dragonlance Chronicles for Weis and Hickman, and so I probably had more cause to read them than most, but, even solely on their own merits, these are really excellent books. They're filled with interesting and nuanced characters - HughYou know, whenever I'm lucky enough to find a reasonably literate person who has read some fantasy novels, I'm always surprised by the fact that - as far as I can recall - none of them have read The Death Gate Cycle. Granted, I had some holdover nostalgia from the Dragonlance Chronicles for Weis and Hickman, and so I probably had more cause to read them than most, but, even solely on their own merits, these are really excellent books. They're filled with interesting and nuanced characters - Hugh the Hand is still one of my favorite characters ever - and the plotlines are expertly interwoven. The real mastery, though, is in the novels' 5 distinct - geographically, sociologically, politically, ethnically - worlds.

People who enjoyed Harry Potter or Tolkein should give these books a shot. ...more

fastread it in 5 short hours. Zifnab is the best of all crazy mages the Weis-Hickman duo ever came up with. better than fizban, and definitely far funnier than gandalf the grey. the duet between zifnab and his dragon provides the much too needed comic relief in this extra long story of seven books.

This is the second book of a series and it can be read as a stand alone novel. There is a little background information but not enough that the reader will be lost. That being said, the reader does need to read the first one because they will all eventually tie in with each other. In this one, Haplo and his dog continue their journey. His journey leads him to Pryan where a looming menace threatens all races.

I thought this book was better than the first one and I reallyActual rating is 4.5 stars.

This is the second book of a series and it can be read as a stand alone novel. There is a little background information but not enough that the reader will be lost. That being said, the reader does need to read the first one because they will all eventually tie in with each other. In this one, Haplo and his dog continue their journey. His journey leads him to Pryan where a looming menace threatens all races.

I thought this book was better than the first one and I really am enjoying this series. One thing I am enjoying about this series is that we get two different layers of storytelling. The first layer is concerned with one planet and its inhabitants. We also get a huge overall arc where each book will tie in with each other and during the story we get little hints to this arc. In this character arc, we have three races that include elves, dwarfs, and humans. All three races hate each other and we have rampant racism. Can these races put aside their racism or do they risk extinction because of the threat? Obviously, these issues are prevalent in today's society.

I have read the reviews on this site and the character Zifnab seems to be a divisive one. My theory whether one enjoys this character depends if the reader has read these author's other works of Dragonlance. Zifnab is Fizban from that world. If he is new to you I can see why he would be irritating. If you are a fan of Dragonlance you will love him here.

This is shaping up to be a great series. The storytelling of a complete arc wrapped in an overall arc that is a mystery is well done and enticing me to continue with this well thought out series....more

I like the setting of the Death Gate Cycle with the different worlds. However, this novel was not written very well. The plot was very uninspired, the writing seemed amateurish at times, and the character of Zifnab was just annoying. I feel that this book can just be skipped without missing anything.

I’ll start by saying that Pryan is another fascinating, otherworldly planet, unique in scope like Arianus in Dragon Wing and Aberrach in Fire Sea . The planet is turned inside out, meaning its surface is on the inside and subjected to constant daylight by four “stars” centered at the core. Naturally, this creates a planetary greenhouse effect, which causes the jungle-laden surface to sprout mega trees the size of continents.

Elven Star is also interesting for its diverse cast of species &ampI’ll start by saying that Pryan is another fascinating, otherworldly planet, unique in scope like Arianus in Dragon Wing and Aberrach in Fire Sea . The planet is turned inside out, meaning its surface is on the inside and subjected to constant daylight by four “stars” centered at the core. Naturally, this creates a planetary greenhouse effect, which causes the jungle-laden surface to sprout mega trees the size of continents.

Elven Star is also interesting for its diverse cast of species & characters. Elves, dwarves, humans, giants, dragons, and one kooky wizard bring balance to a story loaded with contrasting personalities. The thing that really enhances this book, at least for me, is the coupling of forbidden romance with raw, apocalyptic adventure. Not to mention the well placed comic relief; there’s no shortage of wisecrack humor and dramatic hysterics. The unstable relationships between Alethea & Roland; the dragon and Zinfab; Roland & Rega; the dwarf and pretty much everyone; Zinfab and pretty much everyone; Haplo and pretty much everyone, is the chaos one might expect after centuries of racial instability yields to the sudden unification of a global alliance, much like in Lord Of The Rings .

It has it’s moral perks and immoral downfalls as well: from the breaking of race barriers to betrayal and abandonment (Haplo, you dick!). Don’t let the first hundred pages of character development turn you off, or the fact that it’s far different from Dragon Wing . The action & drama comes at you in full force for the remainder of the book. Once the giants invade the land it’s an unrelenting page turner. One of the most intense passages I've ever read was when the giants first rumbled onto the pages- when Paithan and Rega were trapped on that enormous mushroom....more

In book 2 of The Death Gate Cycle, Haplo travels to the second world created after the sundering of the natural world into four components: air, fire, earth, water. Pryan is the world of fire. The world is so lush with vegetation that most people have never seen the ground; they live in cities built on top of moss beds in the treetops. The humans, dwarves, and elves have minor skirmishes with each other but basically keep to their own races. However, an ancient enemy is threatening the lives ofIn book 2 of The Death Gate Cycle, Haplo travels to the second world created after the sundering of the natural world into four components: air, fire, earth, water. Pryan is the world of fire. The world is so lush with vegetation that most people have never seen the ground; they live in cities built on top of moss beds in the treetops. The humans, dwarves, and elves have minor skirmishes with each other but basically keep to their own races. However, an ancient enemy is threatening the lives of everyone on the planet, and the races must come together to defeat it.

We get to meet Zifnab, a character who can't quite be defined. (Is he a wizard? A demigod? A crazy old man?) Zifnab was my favorite part of the book. His references to modern civilization and other wizards (Gandalf, Merlin, the Millennium Falcon, ...) baffled the characters he was talking to, but they made me laugh out loud. We also get a hint of a kinder, gentler side of Haplo, who tries to be tough but clearly cares more than he's willing to admit. The major characters (those that will appear in the next books) develop appropriately, while the minor characters are basically just caricatures. They were appropriate caricatures, though, so I can forgive the authors for not making every character deep and complicated....more

While I like the basis of the story so far in the series the biggest problem I have with this book is the same I had with the first. It's having two authors. One author will describe for example the dragon early in the story and it was describe "He was enormous. His head towered above the trees. His body's full length was lost in the shadowy depths of the jungle. He was wingless, for he lived all of his life in the dark depths of the jungle floor, slithering around the boles of Pryan's giganticWhile I like the basis of the story so far in the series the biggest problem I have with this book is the same I had with the first. It's having two authors. One author will describe for example the dragon early in the story and it was describe "He was enormous. His head towered above the trees. His body's full length was lost in the shadowy depths of the jungle. He was wingless, for he lived all of his life in the dark depths of the jungle floor, slithering around the boles of Pryan's gigantic trees. Strong, taloned feed could tear through the thickest vegetation or stike down a man at a blow..." and then clost to the ending of the book the same dragon and character that was in 3/4 of the book now has no feet and is described as "The Dragon loomed in front of the, its wingles, footless body coiling upward, its head almost level withthe top of the smooth city walls."

I can understand if between book 2 and book 7 some discriptions got lost or muddled but to have the physical apperance of a character change for no reason other then pure writers laziness makes it hard for the read to "believe" in the story. So it gets two stars for having a good base plot and idea thus far but its hard to like a book that has a poor and lazy writing style....more

So reading this book I confirm that we humans never learn, it seems that humans, elves, dwarfs and other species had once lived together but could not stop bickering each wanting to have the ultimate power to dominate and enslave the other species!! elves saw humans as dumb and only good for slavery, dwarves where selfish and thought only of their own race and hence took to their underground world away from the rest and till this day we still fight amongst ourselves race against race to acquireSo reading this book I confirm that we humans never learn, it seems that humans, elves, dwarfs and other species had once lived together but could not stop bickering each wanting to have the ultimate power to dominate and enslave the other species!! elves saw humans as dumb and only good for slavery, dwarves where selfish and thought only of their own race and hence took to their underground world away from the rest and till this day we still fight amongst ourselves race against race to acquire power and dominate those we see less equal to ourselves!! will the survivors which haplo deposited on the new land (star) make a success of their life together, can they forge a new world of peace? one dwarf, 2 humans and 2 elves, a dragon and his wizard, it would certainly be a first!!...more

I enjoyed this one just about as much as Dragon Wing. Another very interesting world, and mysteries to be revealed towards the end.

I'm enjoying the concept of this 7 volume series very much. I know the next two are stories of the other two worlds, and I'm sure they'll be as fun and interesting as the past two have been, from the reviews I've seen so far.Like other reviewers, I, too, was annoyed with Zifnab's real-world remarks. It took away from the authentication of the fantasy world for me.ButI enjoyed this one just about as much as Dragon Wing. Another very interesting world, and mysteries to be revealed towards the end.

I'm enjoying the concept of this 7 volume series very much. I know the next two are stories of the other two worlds, and I'm sure they'll be as fun and interesting as the past two have been, from the reviews I've seen so far.Like other reviewers, I, too, was annoyed with Zifnab's real-world remarks. It took away from the authentication of the fantasy world for me.But that didn't detract from my overall enjoyment. I'm looking forward to the next volume, soon....more

Very light fantasy that reuses a lot of the known fantasy tropes but fun. I never read the Dragonlance (Dragons) series but I can see how these authors make a good team. I never did move on to the next book in the series. May try to complete one day but not a high priority.

I just re-read these books, and I remember how much I love them! It's a series that will think is only good until you've finished all of them. It has my favorite magic system and is just a great all around read.

This book was much better than the first one. Story is still hard to follow and then some jokes just do not fit to normal fantasy novel. It tries to have Terry Pratchett like humor, but it just seems so out of context.

I mentioned in my review of book 1, that this one is the first one of the saga that I read, and I absolutely fell in love with it, when I was very young.

It doesn't stand the test of experience (as in being older and having read so, so much) at all.

It's a young-adult fantasy novel and that's about it. The characters have neither depth nor arc or development, their story lines are painfully predictable, and it's only a remake of the previous book changing only the setting and some characters.

We adI mentioned in my review of book 1, that this one is the first one of the saga that I read, and I absolutely fell in love with it, when I was very young.

It doesn't stand the test of experience (as in being older and having read so, so much) at all.

It's a young-adult fantasy novel and that's about it. The characters have neither depth nor arc or development, their story lines are painfully predictable, and it's only a remake of the previous book changing only the setting and some characters.

We advance the quest of Haplo and Xar, we go to the next weird world, we meet some people that are nice enough, insufferable enough, and whatever enough to be very minimally attractive, Alfred is replaced by Zifnab and his dragon (which are the epitome of dei ex machina -because, plot!-, by the way), we meet lovely Aleatha whom I was hopelessly in love with (ages later, some of my female characters in video games are named after her), and at least the ending is quite different.

Quick, entertaining, very light. Better than the las one, almost seems as if the authors were starting to get the hang of it.

So, Haplo visits the second world in his list, founds it a jungle planet, with all factions in it divided between them, and mostly fighting. We follow rich merchant elves, scoundrel humans, another crazy old man, and a dragon, travel all Pryan -that's the name of this world- there and back again, until fate catches up with all of them. We are no nearer of finding the truth about the Sartan, and the story is told mostly on the account of the elves (which, sorry to be a fantasy racist, but are quite more enjoyable than the dwarves).

Nothing ostentatiously new is presented, and that is maybe a good thing, because we have enough with all the invented things going on.

The last book had its share of dei ex machina, but this one takes the definition to a very high new level! Deus ex machina here, are preposterously evident.

All in all, decent enough but only when you're young. Now it's almost a waste of time....more

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.This book continues Haplo’s quest to visit each of the four sundered worlds to search for signs of the Sartan and stir up revolution and dissent between elf, dwarf, and human for the arrival of his lord. This time he visits the fiery world of Pryan; fiery in the sense that it is a hot jungle where the sun never sets, not literal fire. I found this clever, and it avoided the possibility of Mt. Doom derived landscapes. The world building and magic systems are thorough and impressive, Weis and HickThis book continues Haplo’s quest to visit each of the four sundered worlds to search for signs of the Sartan and stir up revolution and dissent between elf, dwarf, and human for the arrival of his lord. This time he visits the fiery world of Pryan; fiery in the sense that it is a hot jungle where the sun never sets, not literal fire. I found this clever, and it avoided the possibility of Mt. Doom derived landscapes. The world building and magic systems are thorough and impressive, Weis and Hickman’s strengths. There is a character who must end up being some kind of ancient world (our world) tie-in, because he mentions nuclear weapons and pop culture. He comes off as kitschy and cringeworthy but I feel he will have a purpose.

The weak points for me, as with the first novel, are the romances. They seem to develop suddenly, without much development in between “just met” and “ardently in Love”. There isn’t much nuance, and I suppose that is what I enjoy in a good love story. However, perhaps this is due to the cultures in the novels. At least with elves, marriages occur based on status, initial attraction, and arrangements, so love is sudden, and part lust. This novel was somewhat slow in pacing, the Tytans were interesting, and I’m intrigued to see what happens next....more

Let's just disclaim and say I have a real, semi-inexplicable fondness for Death's Gate.

Yeah, this shouldn't be the strongest entry, as the plot hinges on a couple of romances which are not the series' strong point. But it's not that they're unlikable or totally implausible, just that they aren't... fleshed out or explained to any satisfaction.

Dang it though, the individual characters are appealing, and the relationships between the three elf siblings especially are done REALLY well. Drugar is gLet's just disclaim and say I have a real, semi-inexplicable fondness for Death's Gate.

Yeah, this shouldn't be the strongest entry, as the plot hinges on a couple of romances which are not the series' strong point. But it's not that they're unlikable or totally implausible, just that they aren't... fleshed out or explained to any satisfaction.

Dang it though, the individual characters are appealing, and the relationships between the three elf siblings especially are done REALLY well. Drugar is good too; something like Hugh in book 1, he foreshadows part of Haplo's character arc, which spans all the books. Haplo himself is still kept in the background much of the time as he's not ready to be an appealing protagonist.

The first time I read this I disliked Zifnab, but I think age has softened me. That kind of anachronistic wacky character is more nostalgic than annoying nowadays? Or maybe it's just knowing the actual story that will be revealed later. Whichever, he didn't bug me any more.

Alfred's not in it, which is a bit of a shame.

The tytans are still scary as heck, and I... just love the creativity and the world concept and all the ideas and joy in storytelling. Onward!...more

Apart from the very bad characterization, the mediocre and slow story, the unrealistic scenes where people hear each other from half a day of walking distance and the ridiculously jumpy scale of the world (sometimes it's multiple weeks of travel, sometimes it's just a city), the book was ok. Ah, and Fizban was really annoying. I tolerated him in Dragonlance, he is comparably ok when you have theFirst of all: (view spoiler)[Dyson spheres don't work like that (hide spoiler)]. Ok, no more spoilers.

Apart from the very bad characterization, the mediocre and slow story, the unrealistic scenes where people hear each other from half a day of walking distance and the ridiculously jumpy scale of the world (sometimes it's multiple weeks of travel, sometimes it's just a city), the book was ok. Ah, and Fizban was really annoying. I tolerated him in Dragonlance, he is comparably ok when you have the kender to hate, but this is too much.

2 stars because it was relatively short and contained some nice worldbuilding. But more like 1.7 stars. I really hope this is truly the worst book in the series, because I plan to continue it, but I need something else for now....more

Fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, was one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world. I've written numerous novels and short stories set in the world of Krynn, as well as series in other, original worlds. These include: Darksword, Rose of the Prophet, Star of the Guardians, DeathGate, Dragonvarld, Sovereign Stone, Dragonships, and the Dragon Brigade. I also wrote two paraFantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, was one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world. I've written numerous novels and short stories set in the world of Krynn, as well as series in other, original worlds. These include: Darksword, Rose of the Prophet, Star of the Guardians, DeathGate, Dragonvarld, Sovereign Stone, Dragonships, and the Dragon Brigade. I also wrote two paranormal romance novels, Fallen Angel and Warrior Angel, with my daughter, Elizabeth Baldwin. I graduated from the University of Missouri–Columbia and now live in Wisconsin with dogs, Max, Dixie, Joey the Thug and Clancy the Hooligan.

I am currently working on the third book in the Dragon Brigade series, the Seventh Sigil. The first book is Shadow Raiders. The second book is Storm Riders, coming out from Tor in July 2013.

My hobby is flyball racing with my dogs, Dixie, a border collie, and two crackhead Shelties, Joey the Thug and Clancy the Hooligan.

I am the owner of the company, Margaret Weis Productions, publisher of RPGs. Our newest project is creating the RPG for the wonderful TV series, Firefly. Shiny!...more